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Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology 4th Edition,
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by Marcia Nelms and Kathryn P. Sucher. All Chapters 1-25
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,Chapter 1 - Role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the Health Care
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True#/#False
1. The#Scope#of#Practice#encompasses#the#range#of#roles,#activities,#and#regulations#within#which#nutritio
n# and#dietetics#practitioners#perform.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:# The#Registered#Dietitian#in#Clinical#Practice
2. Hospice#facilities#focus#on#integrated,#multidisciplinary#assistance#for#recovery#from#acute#or#chroni
c# illness#and/or#surgical#procedures.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Remember
REFERENCES:# The#Registered#Dietitian#in#Clinical#Practice
3. With#a#minimum#of#1,000#hours#of#related#practice#and#at#least#90#continuing#education#credits,#
a# registered#dietitian#may#become#a#lactation#consultant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:# Other#Health#Professionals—Interdisciplinary#Teams
4. Medical#doctors#are#commonly#responsible#for#the#initial#nutrition#screening#of#patients#and#fo
r# notifying#the#dietitian#if#a#patient’s#intake#is#inadequate.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:# Other#Health#Professionals—Interdisciplinary#Teams
5. Some#states#provide#Medicaid#benefits#for#nutrition#services,#but#there#is#significant#variability#betwee
n# states.
a. True
b. False
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,ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:##Health#Care#Services#and#Reimbursement#for#Medical#Nutrition#Therapy#(MNT)
6. To#provide#optimal#nutritional#care,#all#aspects#of#a#patient’s#life#must#be#considered.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:##Developing#Critical#Thinking#Skills#and#Professional#Performance
7. Evidence-based#practice#can#best#be#defined#as#purposeful,#self-
regulatory#judgment#that#results#in# interpretation,#analysis,#evaluation,#and#inference#upon#which#t
hat#judgment#is#based.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Remember
REFERENCES:##Developing#Critical#Thinking#Skills#and#Professional#Performance
8. The#cognitive#processes#that#a#dietitian#goes#through#to#make#clinical#judgments#are#known#as#practic
e# standards.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Remember
REFERENCES:##Developing#Critical#Thinking#Skills#and#Professional#Performance
9. The#steps#of#the#decision-making#process#do#not#necessarily#take#place#in#a#particular#sequence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:##Developing#Critical#Thinking#Skills#and#Professional#Performance
10. The#AND’s#Code#of#Ethics#and#Standards#of#Professional#Performance#requires#that#outcomes#are
# measurable#and#evidence-based.
a. True
b. False
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, ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:##Developing#Critical#Thinking#Skills#and#Professional#Performance
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Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology 4th Edition,
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by Marcia Nelms and Kathryn P. Sucher. All Chapters 1-25
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,Chapter 1 - Role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the Health Care
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True#/#False
1. The#Scope#of#Practice#encompasses#the#range#of#roles,#activities,#and#regulations#within#which#nutritio
n# and#dietetics#practitioners#perform.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:# The#Registered#Dietitian#in#Clinical#Practice
2. Hospice#facilities#focus#on#integrated,#multidisciplinary#assistance#for#recovery#from#acute#or#chroni
c# illness#and/or#surgical#procedures.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Remember
REFERENCES:# The#Registered#Dietitian#in#Clinical#Practice
3. With#a#minimum#of#1,000#hours#of#related#practice#and#at#least#90#continuing#education#credits,#
a# registered#dietitian#may#become#a#lactation#consultant.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:# Other#Health#Professionals—Interdisciplinary#Teams
4. Medical#doctors#are#commonly#responsible#for#the#initial#nutrition#screening#of#patients#and#fo
r# notifying#the#dietitian#if#a#patient’s#intake#is#inadequate.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:# Other#Health#Professionals—Interdisciplinary#Teams
5. Some#states#provide#Medicaid#benefits#for#nutrition#services,#but#there#is#significant#variability#betwee
n# states.
a. True
b. False
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,ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:##Health#Care#Services#and#Reimbursement#for#Medical#Nutrition#Therapy#(MNT)
6. To#provide#optimal#nutritional#care,#all#aspects#of#a#patient’s#life#must#be#considered.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:##Developing#Critical#Thinking#Skills#and#Professional#Performance
7. Evidence-based#practice#can#best#be#defined#as#purposeful,#self-
regulatory#judgment#that#results#in# interpretation,#analysis,#evaluation,#and#inference#upon#which#t
hat#judgment#is#based.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Remember
REFERENCES:##Developing#Critical#Thinking#Skills#and#Professional#Performance
8. The#cognitive#processes#that#a#dietitian#goes#through#to#make#clinical#judgments#are#known#as#practic
e# standards.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Remember
REFERENCES:##Developing#Critical#Thinking#Skills#and#Professional#Performance
9. The#steps#of#the#decision-making#process#do#not#necessarily#take#place#in#a#particular#sequence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:##Developing#Critical#Thinking#Skills#and#Professional#Performance
10. The#AND’s#Code#of#Ethics#and#Standards#of#Professional#Performance#requires#that#outcomes#are
# measurable#and#evidence-based.
a. True
b. False
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, ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's:#Understand
REFERENCES:##Developing#Critical#Thinking#Skills#and#Professional#Performance
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